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ARTIGO / ARTÍCULO / ARTICLE A faunistic study on the Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) from the province of Isfahan, Iran.
Hassan Ghahari 1 & Pierre Moulet 2
1 Department of Plant Protection, Yadegar – e- Imam Khomeini (RAH) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran (IRAN). e-mail: [email protected]
2 Museum Requien, 67 rue Joseph Vernet. F-84000 Avignon (FRANCE). e-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: This paper deals with the faunistic data on the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) from the province of Isfahan, Iran. In total 22 species belonging to the families Acanthosomatidae (1 species, 1 genus), Cydnidae (3 species, 3 genera), Pentatomidae (16 species, 11 genera), and Scutelleridae (2 species, 1 genus) were collected and identified. Key words: Heteroptera, Acanthosomatidae, Cydnidae, Pentatomidae, Scutelleridae, fauna, Isfahan, Iran.
Resumen: Estudio faunístico de los Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) de la provincial de Isfahán, Irán. En este trabajo se tratan los datos faunísticos sobre la superfamilia Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) de la provincia de Isfahán, Irán. En total se capturaron e identificaron 22 especies pertenecientes a las familias Acanthosomatidae (1 especie, 1 género), Cydnidae (3 especies, 3 géneros), Pentatomidae (16 especies, 11 géneros) y Scutelleridae (2 especies, 1 género). Palabras clave: Heteroptera, Acanthosomatidae, Cydnidae, Pentatomidae, Scutelleridae, fauna, Isfahán, Irán.
Recibido: 22 de mayo de 2015 Publicado on-line: 17 de junio de 2015 Aceptado: 30 de mayo de 2015
Introduction
The Pentatomoidea is one of the most species-rich groups of terrestrial Heteroptera with 15 families, nearly 1,250 genera and approximately 7,200 species worldwide (Henry 2009). The Pentatomoidea are phytophagous, except for the pentatomid subfamily Asopinae which are predators. Some genera attack cereals (e.g. Aelia Fabricius, 1803, Eurygaster Laporte, 1833, Mecidea Dallas, 1851), others may destroy brassicaceous crops (e.g. Eurydema Laporte, 1833), while others are pests of fruit trees (e.g. Mustha Amyot & Serville, 1843, Apodiphus Spinola, 1837) (Grazia et al. 2008; Ghahari et al. 2014). Fifteen families including Acanthosomatidae, Canopidae, Cydnidae, Dinidoridae, Lestoniidae, Megarididae, Parastrachiidae, Pentatomidae, Phloeidae, Plataspididae, Saileriolidae, Scutelleridae, Tessaratomidae, Thaumastellidae, Thyreocoridae and Urostylididae are classified under the Pentatomoidea (Schuh & Slater 1995; Sweet & Schaefer 2002; Grazia et al. 2008), with the taxonomic level of two more families (Aphylidae and Cyrtocoridae) being disputed (Kment et al. 2012). The fauna of Iranian Heteroptera was studied quite well and all the data were catalogued (see Ghahari et al. 2009a, b, 2010a, b, 2012a, b, 2013a, b; Ghahari & Moulet 2012, 2013; Ghahari & Heiss 2012; Ghahari & Cherot 2014). About the superfamily Pentatomoidea, a total of 329 species have been reported from Iran so far (Ghahari et al. 2014). The aim of this paper is to increase the knowledge of the Pentatomoidea fauna in some regions of the province of Isfahan (32.6577°N 51.6692°E), located in the center of the country and covering an area of approximately 107,027 km2. 391
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The province has a moderate and dry climate on the whole, ranging between 40.6°C and 10.6°C on a cold day in the winter season. The average annual temperature has been recorded as 16.7°C and the annual rainfall on an average has been reported as 116.9 mm.
Material and methods
In this research, the materials were collected by sweeping net during different seasons of 2012 - 2013 from some regions of the province of Isfahan, located in central Iran. Additionally, the materials deposited in the collections of some colleagues and also insect collections of some branches of Islamic Azad University were studied. The classification, nomenclature, synonymies and distribution suggested by Rider (2011), Aukema et al. (2013) and Ghahari et al. (2014) have been followed. In total, 22 species of Pentatomoidea within the families Acanthosomatidae, Cydnidae, Pentatomidae, Scutelleridae were collected and identified from the province of Isfahan. The list of species is given below with distributional data.
Results
Family Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864
Subfamily Acanthosomatinae Signoret, 1864
Genus Acanthosoma Curtis, 1824
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale haemorrhoidale (Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex haemorrhoidale Linnaeus, 1758: 444 Cimex bidens Sulzer, 1761: 27 (non Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex sanguineotuberculatus Goeze, 1778: 275 Cimex pabulinus Harris, 1780: 88 Cimex pungens Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785: 215 Cimex carunculus Gmelin, 1790: 2135 Cimex retusus Thunberg, 1822: 5 Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale var. inhabilis Schumacher in Schirmer, 1911: 673 Acanthosoma stadleri Stichel, 1946: 3
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 2♀♀, April 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Euro-Siberian.
Family Cydnidae Billberg, 1820
Subfamily Amaurocorinae Wagner, 1963
Tribe Amaurocorini Wagner, 1963
Genus Amaurocoris Stål, 1865
Amaurocoris curtus (Brullé, 1839) Cydnus curtus Brullé, 1839: 81 (as new species) Amaurocoris curtus: Lethierry & Severin 1893: 76 (new combination)
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Isfahan, 1551 m, 32°16′N 52°26′E, 1♀, May 2013. Distribution outside Iran: North and tropical Africa (incl. Cape Verde Islands), Near East, Caucasus, Central Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan; doubtful in India.
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Subfamily Cydninae Billberg, 1820
Tribe Cydnini Billberg, 1820
Genus Cydnus Fabricius, 1803
Cydnus aterrimus (Forster 1771) Cimex aterrimus Forster, 1771: 71 (as new species) Cydnus aterrimus: Dallas 1851: 121 (new combination) Cydnus infernalis Kiritshenko 1966: 799 (as new species; the synonymy by Lis 1996: 405)
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Chadegan, 2111 m, 32°46′N 50°38′E, 1♀, May 2012; Khansar, 2241 m, 33°15′N 50°20′E, 1♂, 2♀♀, September 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Euro Siberian (excl. Scandinavia), Indian subcontinent; doubtful in tropical Africa (Congo, Senegal); introduced in South Africa, USA, West Indies.
Tribe Geotomini Wagner, 1963
Genus Byrsinus Fieber, 1860
Byrsinus pilosulus (Klug, 1845) Cydnus pilosulus Klug, 1845: [10] (as new species) Byrsinus pilosulus: Lis 1993b: 90 (new combination)
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 1♀, April 2013; Khansar, 2241 m, 33°15′N 50°20′E, 1♀, September 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Mediterranean basin, Central Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent; Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde Islands.
Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815
Subfamily Asopinae Amyot & Serville, 1843
Genus Zicrona Amyot & Serville, 1843
Zicrona caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex caeruleus Linnaeus, 1758: 445 Cimex chalybeus Gmelin, 1790: 2148 Pentatoma concinna Westwood, 1837: 39 Pentatoma violacea Westwood, 1837: 39 Zicrona illustris Amyot & Serville, 1843: 87 Zicrona cuprea Dallas, 1851: 108
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Kashan, 933 m, 34°00′N 51°20′E, 1♀, May 2012. Distribution outside Iran: Palaearctic, Oriental and Ethiopian regions, North America.
Subfamily Pentatominae Leach, 1815
Tribe Aelini Douglas & Scott, 1865
Genus Aelia Fabricius, 1803
Aelia acuminata (Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex acuminatus Linnaeus, 1758: 446 Cimex rostratus De Geer, 1773: 271 Cimex tessarophthalmus Schrank, 1781: 277 393
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Aelia neglecta Dallas, 1851: 223 Aelia burmeisteri Küster, 1852: 393 Aelia pallida Küster, 1852: 394 Aelia rostrata Mulsant & Rey, 1866: 134 (non Boheman, 1852) Aelia turanica Horváth, 1895: 221 Aelia punctiventris Horváth, 1911: 100 Aelia acuminata var. annulipes Zangheri, 1934: 28 Aelia acuminata var. nigripes Wagner, 1938: 9 Aelia baluchistanensis Ahmad & Zaidi, 1988: 457
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Semirom, 2457 m, 31°25′N 51°35′E, 2♂♂, 3♀♀, September 2013; Golpayegan, 1814 m, 33°30′N 50°20′E, 1♂, April 2012; Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 2♀♀, April 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Euro-Siberian, Pakistan.
Aelia furcula Fieber, 1868 Aelia furcula Fieber, 1868: 472 Aelia simillima Reuter, 1900: 233
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Khansar, 2241 m, 33°15′N 50°20′E, 2♀, September 2013; Kashan, 933 m, 34°00′N 51°20′E, 1♂, May 2012. Distribution outside Iran: Ponto-Mediterranean, Central Asia, northwestern China.
Aelia virgata (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841) Cimex virgatus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841: 67
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Isfahan, 1551 m, 32°16′N 52°26′E, 2♀♀, May 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Ponto-Mediterranean, Central Asia, Near East.
Tribe Carpocorini Mulsant & Rey, 1858
Genus Antheminia Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Antheminia lunulata (Goeze, 1778) Cimex lunulata Goeze, 1778: 275 Cimex lynx Fabricius, 1794: 110 Mormidea pusio Fieber, 1861: 336 (non Kolenati, 1846) Carpocoris lynx var. decolor Ferrari, 1874: 129 Carpocoris (Antheminia) lunulatus var. pallidior Kirkaldy, 1909: 57 Carpocoris lunulatus var. nigricornis Kormilev, 1936: 36 Codophila (Antheminia) lunulata var. eckerleini Tamanini: 598 Antheminia lunulata var. robusta Putshkov, 1965: 261
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Ardestan, 1235 m, 33°27′N 52°26′E, 1♀, May 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Euro-Siberian, known in Algeria and Pakistan.
Genus Carpocoris Kolenati, 1846
Carpocoris (Carpocoris) coreanus Distant, 1899 Carpocoris coreanus Distant, 1899: 436 Carpocoris iranus Tamanini, 1958: 169
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Shahin-Shahr, 1662 m, 32°52′N 51°34′E, 1♂, 2♀♀, May 2012; Khansar, 2241 m, 33°15′N 50°20′E, 1♂, September 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Russia, Caucasian Region, Central Asia, Near East, China, Pakistan.
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Carpocoris (Carpocoris) fuscispinus (Boheman, 1849) Cimex fuscispinus Boheman, 1851: 241 Pentatoma hahni Flor, 1856: 60 Carpocoris fuscispinus var. rugicollis Seabra, 1925: 10 Carpocoris fuscispinus var. subrufus Seabra, 1925: 10 Carpocoris fuscispinus flavescens Seabra, 1925: 11 Carpocoris fuscispinus var. infuscatus Seabra, 1925: 11
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 1♀, April 2013; Semirom, 2457 m, 31°25′N 51°35′E, 1♂, 2♀♀, September 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Palaearctic, Indian subcontinent.
Carpocoris (Carpocoris) purpureipennis (De Geer, 1761) Cimex purpureipennis De Geer, 1761: 258 Cimex nigricornis Fabricius, 1775: 701 Cimex porphyropterus Gmelin, 1790: 2147 Carpocoris (Codophila) tarsata Mulsant & Rey, 1866: 246 Carpocoris nigricornis var. pyrosoma Westhoff, 1884: 44 Carpocoris purpureipennis var. sexmaculatus Péneau, 1921: 56 Carpocoris pudicus var. fumarius Stichel, 1924: 202 Carpocoris purpureipennis var. maculata Tamanini, 1958: 348 Carpocoris purpureipennis var. japonicus Tamanini, 1959: 126
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Kashan, 933 m, 34°00′N 51°20′E, 1♂, 1♀, May 2012; Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 1♀, April 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Palaearctic, Indian subcontinent (Pakistan).
Genus Dolycoris Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Dolycoris baccarum (Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex baccarum Linnaeus, 1758: 445 Cimex verbasci De Geer, 1773: 257 Cimex subater Harris, 1780: 90 Cimex albidus Gmelin, 1790: 2161 Aelia depressa Westwood, 1837: 32 Pentatoma confusa Westwood, 1837: 8 Pentatoma inconcisa Walker, 1867: 301 Dolycoris baccarum var. brevipilis Reuter, 1891: 202 Dolycoris baccarum var. japonicum Furukawa, 1930: 54
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Semirom, 2457 m, 31°25′N 51°35′E, 1♂, 2♀♀, September 2013; Chadegan, 2111 m, 32°46′N 50°38′E, 2♂♂, 3♀♀, May 2012; Golpayegan, 1814 m, 33°30′N 50°20′E, 1♂, 1♀, April 2012; Ardestan, 1235 m, 33°27′N 52°26′E, 1♂, 1♀, May 2013; Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 2♀♀, April 2013; Isfahan, 1551 m, 32°16′N 52°26′E, 3♂♂, 3♀♀, May 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Palaearctic, Indian subcontinent.
Genus Codophila Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Codophila varia (Fabricius, 1787) Cimex varius Fabricius, 1787: 284 Cimex lunula Fabricius, 1794: 94 Cimex eryngii Germar, 1814: 21 Carpocoris bilunulata Kolenati, 1846: 51 Carpocoris bilunulata var. persica Kolenati, 1846: 51 Carpocoris bilunulata var. nubica Kolenati, 1846: 51 Pentatoma laborans A. Costa, 1847: 21 Pentatoma distinguenda A. Costa, 1847: 21 Codophila varia var. mancinii Tamanini, 1961: 600 Codophila varia longicornis Fuente, 1970: 106 395
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Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Isfahan, 1551 m, 32°16′N 52°26′E, 2♀♀, May 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Europe (except Great Britain, Scandinavia), North Africa, Near East, Central Asia.
Tribe Halyini Amyot & Serville, 1843
Genus Apodiphus Spinola, 1837
Apodiphus amygdali (Germar, 1817) Halys amygdali Germar, 1817: 284 Halys hellenica Lefebvre, 1831: 24 Halys exsculpta Burmeister, 1835: 362
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Golpayegan, 1814 m, 33°30′N 50°20′E, 1♀, April 2012; Semirom, 2457 m, 31°25′N 51°35′E, 1♂, 1♀, September 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Northwestern Mediterranean basin from Italy, Caucasus, Central Asia, Near East.
Genus Mustha Amyot & Serville, 1843
Mustha spinosula (Lefebvre, 1831) Halys spinosula Lefebvre, 1831: 21 Mustha serrata Amyot & Serville, 1843: 106 (non Fabricius, 1794)
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Shahin-Shahr, 1662 m, 32°52′N 51°34′E, 1♀, May 2012. Distribution outside Iran: Ponto-Mediterranean from Balkanic Region to Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan, Near East (Syria, Israel), Sinai and probably elsewhere in Egypt.
Tribe Pentatomini Leach, 1815
Genus Acrosternum Fieber, 1860
Acrosternum millierei (Mulsant & Rey, 1866) Nezara millierei Mulsant & Rey, 1866: 290 Aethemenes forbesi Distant, 1884: 460 Nezara millieri var. putoni Vidal, 1949: 173 Acrosternum millierei var. vidali Stichel, 1961: 645
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Ardestan, 1235 m, 33°27′N 52°26′E, 1♂, May 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Mediterranean basin (Canary Islands), Near East, Central Asia (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait), Arabian Peninsula extending to tropical Africa.
Tribe Strachiini Mulsant & Rey, 1866
Genus Eurydema Laporte, 1833
Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata (Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex ornatus Linnaeus, 1758: 446 Cimex festivus Linnaeus, 1767: 723 Pentatoma pictum Herrich-Schaeffer, 1833: 12 Pentatoma decoratum Herrich-Schaeffer, 1833: 14 Strachia herbacea Hahn, 1835: 13 (non Herrich-Schaeffer, 1833) Strachia pustulata Fieber, 1837: 152
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Kashan, 933 m, 34°00′N 51°20′E, 2♀♀, May 2012; Chadegan, 2111 m, 32°46′N 50°38′E, 3♀♀, May 2012. 396
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Distribution outside Iran: Palaearctic, though not in Scandinavia, Korea, or Japan; Indian subcontinent, Ethiopia.
Eurydema (Eurydema) putoni Jakovlev, 1877 Strachia putoni Jakovlev, 1877: 84 Strachia adusta Jakovlev, 1877: 86 Strachia distincta Jakovlev, 1879: 44 Strachia colorata Jakovlev, 1882: 352 Eurydema formosum Puton, 1895: 83 Eurydema formosa var. superstes Horváth, 1917: 376 Eurydema formosa var. hypoleuca Horváth, 1917: 376 Eurydema formosa var. gemmata Kiritshenko, 1922: 11 Eurydema putoni var. pauperatum Kiritshenko, 1922: 11 Eurydema putoni var. zarudnyi Kiritshenko, 1922: 11
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Isfahan, 1551 m, 32°16′N 52°26′E, 2♀♀, May 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Ponto-Mediterranean, Near East and southern Russia.
Subfamily Podopinae Amyot & Serville, 1843
Tribe Graphosomatini Mulsant & Rey, 1865
Genus Graphosoma Laporte, 1833
Graphosoma (Graphosoma) lineatum lineatum (Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex lineatus Linnaeus, 1758: 442 Cimex nigrolineatus Fabricius, 1781: 341 Tetyra schangini Gebler, 1817: 323 Scutellera lineata var. flavipes Mulsant & Rey, 1865: 99 Graphosoma lineatum var. reducta Horváth, 1901: 470
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Ardestan, 1235 m, 33°27′N 52°26′E, 2♂♂, 1♀, May 2013; Chadegan, 2111 m, 32°46′N 50°38′E, 1♀, May 2012; Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 1♂, April 2013; Golpayegan, 1814 m, 33°30′N 50°20′E, 2♀♀, April 2012; Ardestan, 1235 m, 33°27′N 52°26′E, 2♂♂, 2♀♀, May 2013; Shahin-Shahr, 1662 m, 32°52′N 51°34′E, 2♀♀, May 2012. Distribution outside Iran: According to Dusoulier & Lupoli (2006) G. lineatum and G. italicum are two separate species, but according to Péricart (2010) they are subspecies (i.e. G. l. italicum and G. l. lineatum). Péricart (2010) states that G. l. italicum is an European species (north of Mediterranean basin) while G. l. lineatum is a more southern species (north Africa); eastwards it is difficult to separate the distribution areas of the two taxa. According to Aukema & Rieger (2006) and Aukema et al. (2013) only one species exists (G. lineatum); these last authors also cite an overlooked paper by Wagner (1956) to whom both taxa only differ by the width of the black dorsal stripes (a somatic, not specific character!).
Family Scutelleridae Leach, 1815
Subfamily Eurygastrinae Amyot & Serville, 1843
Tribe Eurygastrini Amyot & Serville, 1843
Genus Eurygaster Laporte, 1833
Eurygaster integriceps Puton, 1881 Eurygaster cognatus Westwood, 1837: 11 (nomen oblitum) Eurygaster orientalis Westwood, 1837: 11 (nomen oblitum) Eurygaster hottentota var. obliqua Kolenati, 1846: 12 397
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Eurygaster maurus var. nigra Fieber, 1861: 370 Eurygaster maurus var. signata Fieber, 1861: 370 Eurygaster integriceps Puton, 1881: 119
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Golpayegan, 1814 m, 33°30′N 50°20′E, 2♂♂, 4♀♀, April 2012; Chadegan, 2111 m, 32°46′N 50°38′E, 1♂, 5♀♀, May 2012; Shahin-Shahr, 1662 m, 32°52′N 51°34′E, 2♂♂, 3♀♀, May 2012; Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 2♂♂, 3♀♀, April 2013; Ardestan, 1235 m, 33°27′N 52°26′E, 3♂♂, 2♀♀, May 2013; Kashan, 933 m, 34°00′N 51°20′E, 3♀♀, May 2012. Distribution outside Iran: Northeastern Mediterranean basin (from Italy; not in France nor Spain), not in Cyprus, Caucasus, Central Asia extending to China, Near East, Egypt, Pakistan.
Eurygaster maura (Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex maurus Linnaeus, 1758: 441 Cimex cinereus Goeze, 1778: 276 Tetyra picta Fabricius, 1803: 136
Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Ardestan, 1235 m, 33°27′N 52°26′E, 1♂, 3♀♀, May 2013; Shahin-Shahr, 1662 m, 32°52′N 51°34′E, 4♀♀, May 2012; Golpayegan, 1814 m, 33°30′N 50°20′E, 1♂, 3♀♀, April 2012; Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 2♂♂, 2♀♀, April 2013. Distribution outside Iran: European, the Maghreb extending to Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan) and Near East.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to Dr. R.E. Linnavuori (Finland) for his valuable cooperation on this project. The research was supported by Islamic Azad University (Yadegar – e- Imam Khomeini (RAH) Branch) and Museum Requien (France).
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